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Image announces bewitching new fantasy series The Marked

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Image Comics has announced that Brian Haberlin and David Hine, the critically-acclaimed creative team behind the hit series Sonata, are set to reteam for the ongoing fantasy series The Marked. The Marked may look like cool young influencers, but beneath the designer clothes, their bodies are tattooed with the magical glyphs of an ancient order that […]

Todd McFarlane’s Spawn to make history with record-setting issue #301

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27 years after its launch, Todd McFarlane’s Spawn is set to make history this September with issue #301 as it becomes the longest-running creator-owned comic book in the world. “I could think of no better reason to return to the drawing board than to celebrate the record-breaking 301st issue of the Spawn comic,” said McFarlane, […]

DCeased and Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale lead bestselling comics and graphic novels of May 2019

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DC Comics topped the comic book and graphic novels sales charts this May with DCeased #1 and Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale respectively, but that still wasn’t enough to wrestle Marvel from first place in the publisher charts. Here’s last month’s direct sales figures from Diamond Comic Distributors… Top Ten Comic Books of May […]

War of the Realms and The Magic Order lead bestselling comics and graphic novels of April 2019

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After losing top spot to rival DC Comics in March, Marvel reclaimed the crown of the bestselling publisher for the month of April, with its event series War of the Realms proving to be the biggest selling title of the month. Check out the comic book and graphic novel charts below, along with a publisher […]

DC dethrones Marvel as top comic book publisher for March 2019

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Thanks to the 80th anniversary celebrations for Batman, DC Entertainment has topped Diamond Comic Distributors comic book charts for March 2019. It’s the first month that Marvel has had to settle for second place since August 2016, and only the second time in six years that DC has found itself ahead of the competition in […]

The Batman Who Laughs and Mister Miracle top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of February 2019

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For the third month in a row, DC Entertainment’s The Batman Who Laughs has topped Diamond Comic Distributors’ comic book sales chart for February 2019, while the publisher also had the biggest selling graphic novel of the month with Mister Miracle. However, as with January 2019, DC had to settle for second place in terms […]

The Batman Who Laughs and Dark Knights: Metal top bestselling comics and graphic novels of January 2019

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Diamond Comic Distributors have released their direct sales information for January 2019, with DC’s The Batman Who Laughs #2 and Dark Knights: Metal topping the comic book and graphic novel sales charts respectively. Nevertheless, it wasn’t enough for DC to dethrone Marvel as the bestselling publisher of the month, with Marvel once again coming out […]

The Batman Who Laughs and Paper Girls lead December 2018’s bestselling comic book and graphic novel charts

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Diamond Comic Distributors have announced details of the top comic book and graphic novel sales for December 2018, with DC’s Dark Knights: Metal spinoff The Batman Who Laughs leading the comic book chart for the month and Images Comics’ Paper Girls Vol. 5 emerging as the bestselling graphic novel title. SEE ALSO: Action Comics #1000 […]

Action Comics #1000 and The Infinity Gauntlet top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of 2018

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Diamond Comic Distributors has announced details of its bestselling comics and graphic novels of 2018, with DC Entertainment’s milestone Action Comics #1000 topping the comic book chart and Marvel’s classic The Infinity Gauntlet leading the way in terms of graphic novels, spurred on by Marvel Studios’ hugely successful blockbuster movie Avengers: Infinity War. Meanwhile, Marvel […]